This is a blog about epilepsy. I have lived with seizures for 25 years now and I want to share my experiences to allow others with epilepsy a chance to compare their experiences to mine and to allow those without epilepsy to understand further the condition and how it effects one. I had the VNS device implanted 4 years ago and have posted on that extensively. Please feel free to comment and I will try to respond.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

I stayed out of work today because I was tired from my seizure yesterday. Good thing too. I was at my parents house and had a tonic-clonic seizure while laying on their couch. Didn't get hurt though, so that was good. Christa called the Dr. and I will be going to get an E.E.G. tomorrow morning.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Scott had a tonic-clonic seizure at approx. 5:30 this evening while we were driving home from work. He did stop breathing for a moment. Unfortunately, I could not get to the magnet in time to swipe his VNS. The seat belt burned his shoulder a bit but he does not appear to have any other injuries. (Tomorrow may be a bit more telling as I imagine he will be quite sore from the seat belt.) Scott is a bit tired and complained of being hot and having a headache afterwards. He is resting comfortably now.

We're not sure if the headache or the heat attributed to Scott's seizure. But we'll keep a check on these conditions just in case. I'll continue to keep everyone updated.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I had a seizure tonight while at my Doctor's office. It had been 8 months since my last one. I was fortunate that Christa was able to catch me before I fell onto the concrete floor - so all I suffered was a slightly banged up elbow and a headache. Christa said that I did not stop breathing this time, so that is a great improvement on seizures past. I credit it to the VNS. While I was there I had them up my current on my VNS... perhaps that will help me go another 8 months with no seizures. :)

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Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurring seizures, which are disturbances in the electrical activity in the brain. Seizure types range from a momentary disruption of senses to a loss of consciousness and violent movements that can last for minutes. There is no single cause for epilepsy; however epilepsy can sometimes be associated with an illness, head injury, or abnormal brain development. It is estimated that 1-2% of the population has epilepsy, and of those, approximately two-thirds respond well to medical treatment.